What's Inside
Rafael Delgado
/
Courier
Sports
Football: Dust off the
pigskin and get ready
for the season. Page 7
Elaine Hu
/
Courier
Arts
Lucky 13: A glimpse
into the talent of PCC’s
faculty. Page 10
What's Going Down
Welcome President
Dr. Paulette Perfumo
today from noon to
1:30 p.m. in front of
Sexson Auditorium
(Second floor of C
Building).
President Perfumo Sets Off
in the Direction of Sucess
Stacey Wang
Editor-in-Chief
With PCC awakening from its sum¬
mer vacation slumber, the campus was
again flooded with a vast sea of new
faces. From meeting people to finding
classes, even the most eager and hopeful
could have had a hard time starting at a
different school.
Although it was a struggle for many,
the transition could not have been easier
for new college President Dr. Paulette
Perfumo.
Like most newcomers, Perfumo had
to make quick adjustments to the PCC
environment.
But it wasn’t changing schools that
would pose a challenge.
Being hired only weeks before the fall
semester began, Perfumo had little time
to catch up fast.
With years of experience in college
administration, Perfumo was able to
continue where former PCC President
Dr. James Kossler left off and started
planning her own visions for the college.
As the driving force for her plans, Per¬
fumo stated, “Pm all about the students
and I will always be a teacher at heart.”
Perfumo is currently working with
Kindred Murrillo, vice president of
administrative services, to strengthen the
campus’ computer capabilities “to be
much more highly effective and meet the
needs of our students,” she said.
She also expressed a desire to be
accessible by mentoring a student each
semester and holding forums for stu¬
dents to voice their concerns.
“There’s just a real commitment to
really wanting to be involved beyond the
‘President’ - Page 3
Daniel Belis
/
Courier
Standing Tall: Dr. Paulette Perfumo is the second female
in PCC's history to become college president.
Student’s Murder Trial Postponed
Jason Lowder
Staff Writer
The trial of a past PCC student,
George Wood Pigman IV, charged
with the 2005 slaying of his alleged
girlfriend Eimi Yamada, has been
postponed and will likely be moved.
Beginning Sept. 10, the people
will have 45 days to find a court to
accommodate your case, said Judge
Teri Schwartz. Asked by Schwartz if
he understood this motion and if he
agreed to it Pigman, 26, said, “Yes
ma’am.”
“We anticipate the trial to begin
in October,” said Public Defender
Jose Colon, who is representing
Pigman, who faces 25 years to life
in prison if convicted.
In May 2005, Yamada, a Japan¬
ese citizen, was found by dead
Joseph Sheehy, Temple City Sher¬
iff’s homicide detective, who
responded to a disturbance call in
the 8500 block of Palma Vista Street
in San Gabriel.
The officers found Yamada
undressed and covered in blood,
with multiple stab wounds and
injuries sustained from a blunt
object. Barbecue tongs were found
near her body.
Pigman, who's father is an Eng¬
lish professor at Caltech and mother
a former art professor at PCC, was
found by authorities naked and
making loud noises while pacing
back and forth on a rooftop near
Yamada's apartment. Officer Cesar
Casillas testified in 2005 that Pig¬
man had blood on his hands and
genitals when he was found near
Yamada's apartment.
A trail of blood led directly from
Pigman to Yamada's apartment,
where his driver’s license and PCC
student ID card were found along
with other evidence.
“Whoever committed this crime
obviously wasn’t “all there,” Colon
said, referring to past evidence.
High school friend Daniel
Faubert told the Pasadena Star
News that Pigman "liked to do stuff
that was. ..risky." Another friend,
Ryan Barker said Pigman "was
heavily involved with hallucino¬
genic mushrooms."
Pigman studied English and Jour¬
nalism at PCC from 2001 to 2004
while Yamada took night courses at
PCC and English classes at nearby
Poly Languages Institute.
‘Pigman’ - Page 3
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Student Still Missing
Second Year PCC Student’s Whereabouts Still Unknown After Almost a Month
Christian Daly
News Editor
A PCC student Liya “Jessie” Lu,
31, has been missing for almost
three weeks, according to a missing
person’s report filed Aug. 14 with
the San Gabriel Police Department.
“Liya is still an outstanding miss¬
ing person and any information that
can be provided to aid in finding her
can help,” said Detective James
Just, the lead investigator in the
case.
“I tried to call her but it went to
her voicemail. A lot of people are
concerned about her,” said William
Moo, a friend of Lu.
A student who had been attend¬
ing PCC for more than two years,
Lu was planning to attend the nurs¬
ing program in the fall, Moo added.
Lu, who regularly wears glasses,
is 5 feet 3 inches tall, and about 120
pounds. She has brown eyes and
black hair with light brown high¬
lights. Lu was last seen wearing a
dark colored dress with flower pat¬
terns and sandals.
She went to work at a law office
in San Gabriel approximately at 1 1
‘Missing’ - Page 3
News
No Elbow Room: The
reason behind the
crowded parking- lots
and classrooms. Page 4
The New Face
on Campus
Volume 96, Issue 2
Pasadena City College
“The Independent Student Voice of PCC, Serving Pasadena Since 1915."
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007
